Collapsible camp-grate.



L. E. MOORE.

COLLAPSIBLE CAMP GRATE.

APPLICATION man use. 6. 1916.

1 ,244,357. Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

LESLIE n. MOORE, or LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAPSIBLE CAMP-GRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

Application filed December 6, 1916. Serial No. 135,383.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnsmn E.-Moon'n,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Collapsible Camp-Grates, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a camp stove and particularly pertains to acollapsible camp stove.

It is an object of this invention to provide a camp stove which isreadily collapsible and which is compactly constructed so that it may befolded into a small bundle.

Another object of this invention is to provide a camp stove which may bereadily converted from use as a grid to be used as a hot plate having aninclosed fire box.

A further object is to provide a collapsible camp stove which is lightin construction and which may be readily manipulated to be set up foruse or folded into'its inoperative position.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the camp stove as set upfor use as a grid and particularly disclosing the manner in which it issecured in a stable manner.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective illustrating the stove grid in a partlyassembled position and disclosing in detail the construction of itsmembers.

Fig. 3 is a View in elevation illustrating the stove grid as folded intoits collapsed position and disclosing the manner in which the supportingrods and the legs of the stove are folded.

Fig. t is a view in side elevation illustrating the'manner in which twoof the legs are folded in an internested manner.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective illustrating the stove as adapted foruse as a hot plate and with an inclosed fire box.

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective illustrating the stove cover as folded.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10l3 inclusive indicate thelegs of the stove, which are formed with eyes 14 through whichtransverse supporting rods 15 and 16 extend. These rods are formed withbent end portions which are disposed at right angles to the body of therod. The ends 17 and 18 of the rods are formed with a short bend, whilethe ends 19 and 20 are formed with a bent portion of greater length thanthe combined thickness of the grate bars 21, which are formed withperforations 22 and 23 at their opposite ends. These perforations permitthem to be slidably mounted upon the bars 15 and 16. In order to permitthe legs to fold together, they are formed with off-set portions 24 and25, as particularly disclosed in Fig. 4 and for the purpose thereillustrated.

When the stove is to be used as a grid, it is assembled from the partspreviously described. However it may be found convenient to use a hotplate and in that case a foldable cover 26 is provided. This cover isformed with hinged side walls 27 and 28 which are connected to topplates 29 and 30, also hinged in relation to each other. One end of thecover is provided with a hinged back wall 31 which is hinged to the side27 by means of hinges 32 and is secured in position by means of a catch33. This back wall is formed with a flange 34L adapt ed to overlap therearwardly extending edges of the cover and make a smoke-tight oint.

J In operation, the grid of the stove is normally folded, as indicatedin F ig. 3 of the drawings. When it is desired to set the grid up, thesupporting rods are swung outwardly in parallel relation to each otherand the grate bars arranged therealong. The legs of the stove are thenswung downwardly with the bent end portions of the rods preferablyextending toward each other. The sharpened ends of the legs may then beforced into the ground and will thus hold the structure in a rigidmanner.

When it is desired to inclose the grid and provide a hot plate, thefoldable cover 26 is unfolded to form the structure disclosed in Fig. 5,after which it is mounted upon the grid and supported thereby, and willthus provide an inclosed fire box of great strength and which. may bereadily set up or collapsed.

It will thus be seen that the device here disclosed is simple in itsoperation and may be folded into a compact bundle of small size.

While I have shown the preferred construction of my camp stove as nowknown to me, it will be understood that Various changes in thecombination, construction and arrangement of parts may be made by thoseskilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

In a foldable camp stove, a series of grate 10 right angles and a longerportion of the other end of each rodbeing bent at right angles in planesparallel With the first bends 7 said grate bars being loosely mountedupon said rods, and legspivotally mounted upon the bent ends of the rodsoutside of the grate bars, so that the grate bars and legs may be foldedinto parallel positions.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification.

LESLIE E. MOGRE.

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Washington, B. G.

